Lisa Jane’s husband claimed she choked to death during a sado-masochistic role-play she proposed

Around 300 people held a five-minute silence organised by Calvia Town Hall in memory of Mrs Lyttle during a protest gathering the day of her death to condemn the killing,

A spokesman for the Guardia Civil, which arrested her husband on suspicion of homicide, confirmed hours after her death: “A British man who is resident in Majorca phoned the emergency services around 3.20am and confessed during the call to killing his wife.

“The victim was strangled with a telephone cord during a row.”

Mr Lyttle’s mum Joan, speaking from her home in Neasden, north-west London said afterwards: “We don’t know how this could have possibly happened.

“It has left us in total shock. We’re still waiting to talk to Warren to find out what went on.

“There were no problems in the marriage as far as we knew. They were happy.”

Danie Tsuts-Gordon, a friend of the victim, wrote on Facebook: “A massive hole in my heart. She was a darling, beautiful inside and out.”

Lisa Jane had only flown to Majorca two days before she was killed for a week’s holiday.

Her family told Spanish police Lyttle, who had lived in Majorca for around a decade, had a turbulent relationship with his victim.

It was not clear last night if the dead woman’s family would also prosecute Lyttle using their own lawyer, as is often the case in Spain where private prosecutions can take place parallel to the state one.

Private prosecutors acting for the families of crime victims usually demand tougher prison sentences and a higher level of compensation than state prosecutors.